Not my style to engage a troll. But in this case I want to make sure any female that reads this thread understands that what you've said (Tommy Revolt) is not true at all.
And in fact for any women hesitant about weight lifting over 50 and that also have struggled with not looking and feeling their best as they age in spite of exercise or diets there is much hope for an entire transformation through the use of properly trained free weights and functional training programs.
As the article states above. 50 is just a beginning. As a woman who looks and feels amazing at age 55, I am a shiny example (as are many others out there).
Time to put down the skepticism and pick up a whole new body, mind, and life filled with strength, joy, accomplishment, confidence, flexibility, empowerment. Gives the GOLDEN years a whole new meaning.
“Plus you’ll develop a manly face and you don’t want that.” - Tommy
Well, if she lifts heavy weights WITH HER FACE...maybe! Otherwise she’d need to take hormones to get a manly face.
I’m not a big fan of very heavy weights. I think smaller weights, used to the point of genuine fatigue (tiredness), will get good results with less danger of damage. I’m a runner, but I often argue walking gives 75% of the benefit with 25% of the wear and tear - and feel the same about weights.
OTOH, many women shy away from using weights to the point of genuine fatigue. And you can’t build strength without pushing yourself. There is a happy medium somewhere. But manly faces come from hormone injections. Not drug-free weight lifting.